Thousands of Protestant churches are perplexed by plateaued or declining attendance, while other congregations nearby thrive. Is there a way for them to combine forces, drawing on both their strengths, in ways that also increase their missional impact? Church merger consultant Jim Tomberlin, with co-writer Warren Bird, makes the case that mergers today work best not with two struggling churches but with a vital, momentum-filled lead church partnering with a joining church. In this new book, they provide a complete, practical, hands-on guide for church leaders of both struggling and vibrant churches so that they can understand the issues, develop strategies, and execute a variety of forms of merger for church expansion and renewal to reinvigorate declining churches and give them a "second life." INDICE: About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network SeriesForeword: Craig GroeschelPrefacePart One: The New Merger Landscape1. God Is Doing Something New: Biblical Basis for Mergers2. Four Models for Healthy Mergers3. Missional, Multisite, Multiethnic, and Other Merger MotivesPart Two: How Healthy Church Mergers Work4. Stages and Speed of a Merger5. How to Measure Success6. Why Mergers Fail7. Financial and Legal Aspects of a Merger8. Personnel ChangesPart Three: Your Next Steps9. Determining Whether Your Church Is a Good Merger Candidate10. How to Start the Merger Conversation11. Self-Assessment for Merger Readiness12. Exercise: Identifying Your Merger Issues13. Managing Pain and Change14. Where Do You Go from Here?AppendixesA. Merger Process ChecklistB. Example of Merger Issues to ResolveC. FAQs Example from Bethany-Sun ValleyD. FAQs Example from Ginghamsburg ChurchE. FAQs Example from Woodside BibleF. FAQs on Preparing for a Merger VoteG. Churches NamedH. Merger ResearchAcknowledgmentsNotesThe AuthorsIndex
- ISBN: 978-1-118-13130-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 09/05/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés